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Physical activity protects against type 2 diabetes by modifying metabolism

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Hippocratic Post

Physical activity protects against type 2 diabetes by modifying metabolism: Regular physical activity significantly changes the body’s metabolite profile, and many of these changes are associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The study population included more than 7,000 men who were followed […]

Urine test reveals quality of your diet

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Hippocratic Post

Scientists have completed large-scale tests on a new type of five-minute urine test that measures the health of a person’s diet, and produces an individual’s unique urine ‘fingerprint’. Scientists at Imperial College London in collaboration with colleagues at Northwestern University, University of Illinois, and Murdoch University, analysed levels of 46 different so-called metabolites in the […]